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Litigation Trends to Watch: Suits Center on Egg Prices, Oracle Data Breach and Casino-Style Platforms

Fri, 2025-12-05 16:54

New suits blame rising egg costs on algorithmic pricing. 

       

ICE Arrests Harvard Law Professor Following 'Anti-Semitic Shooting' Incident

Fri, 2025-12-05 16:25

The Harvard Law School visiting professor was arrested in October for firing shots near Temple Beth Zion on Yom Kippur, but the Temple did not deem it an anti-Semitic event.

       

Juror Note in Florida Opioid Trial Accuses Another Juror of Threats, Bullying, Assault

Fri, 2025-12-05 16:14

On its 13th day of deliberations, a Florida jury in a high-profile opioid trial that lasted 51 days provoked concerns about possible misconduct, with one member alleging improper behavior by a fellow juror.

       

Amid RTO Movement, Jenner & Block Calls for Four Days in the Office

Fri, 2025-12-05 16:05

Jenner & Block is among the latest law firms to call for four days of in-office work per week.

       

As FTC Condemns ABA, Critics Counter: No Accreditation Would Be 'Much Worse'

Fri, 2025-12-05 14:25

One law dean said that while he often disagrees with choices made by the ABA in accrediting law schools, “a world without accreditation will be much worse for law students, for law schools, for the bar, and for the public.

       

DC Circuit Rejects Limits on Trump's Power to Fire NLRB, MSPB Members as Unconstitutional

Fri, 2025-12-05 13:44
In its 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said Humphrey's Executor v. U.S.—establishing that the president cannot fire without cause appointees at certain independent multimember agencies—doesn't apply to the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board.        

Federal Grand Jury Declines Bid to Re-Indict of New York AG James in Virginia

Fri, 2025-12-05 12:59

"I am grateful to the members of the grand jury and humbled by the support I have received from across the country," New York Attorney General Letitia James said after a federal grand jury in Virginia declined to return a second indictment against her following the dismissal of the original mortgage fraud case.

       

Debevoise, Skadden, Wachtell Usher in $83B Netflix Purchase of Warner Bros.

Fri, 2025-12-05 10:44

Competition for the property was fierce, and the deal will likely face regulatory scrutiny.

       

Fed. Judge Certifies Class Action Accusing Insurer of Prematurely Terminating Rental Car Benefits

Fri, 2025-12-05 09:57

The plaintiffs claimed Liberty Mutual adopted a uniform policy of stopping rental benefits prematurely, often after as little as seven days, and said it did not individually determine the "reasonable" amount of time needed for an insured to replace a totaled vehicle.

       

Meta's Legal Chief Switches to Apple

Fri, 2025-12-05 08:26

Jennifer Newstead's deep government experience, which helped her land Meta's legal chief job six years ago, also was a big draw for Apple.

       

How I Made Partner: 'Pay Attention to Whether There Are Obstacles in Your Life,' Says Tina Samanta of Gibson Dunn

Thu, 2025-12-04 22:59

"So then it's about asking yourself—if you know what the path is, why aren't you taking it? It may be a conscious decision, but the advice here is to pay attention to whether there are obstacles in your life that are preventing your growth. Acknowledging that we often don't have control over our circumstances, mental and physical health are very important."

       

UNH Law Students Report Issues With Hybrid JD Program After Dean Steps Down

Thu, 2025-12-04 17:58

Following the announcement of Megan Carpenter stepping down as dean, students and a former faculty member have come forward with multiple complaints about the hybrid J.D. program, which Carpenter was instrumental in launching in 2019.

       

US Senate Confirms 4 Trump Appointees to North Carolina Federal Courts

Thu, 2025-12-04 17:47

"It's good to have the vacancies filled," University of Richmond Law School professor Carl Tobias said after the U.S. Senate confirmed all four of President Donald Trump's judicial picks to serve on North Carolina federal trial courts.

       

'Titles Matter': New York Government's Big Law Attorney Argues for Ouster of Acting U.S. Attorney in Albany

Thu, 2025-12-04 17:36

U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield is mulling whether to join other federal judges who have struck U.S. Attorneys selected by President Donald Trump's administration.

       

Feuding Attorneys Ordered to Co-Lead Refugee Suit Against BNP Paribas

Thu, 2025-12-04 17:27

Despite “grave and disturbing allegations that Kathryn “Lee Boyd and Michael Hausfeld have made against each other, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York decided on Thursday that the pair must continue co-leading a suit seeking to hold BNP Paribas liable for the human rights abuses that forced 23,000 people to flee Sudan in the early 2000s.

       

Misconduct Complaint Dismissed for Judge Who Dropped Retirement Plans After Trump Win

Thu, 2025-12-04 16:33

"The timing of a judge's decision to assume senior status—or to reconsider that decision—is no analogue to the types of activities determined by the Committee [on the Codes of Conduct] to trigger Canon 5's prohibition on political activity,” the dismissal order stated.

       

The Law Firm Disrupted: This PE Push Is New, But the Playbook Is Familiar

Thu, 2025-12-04 15:58

Savvy firms have been looking to realize efficiencies from their back office operations for several decades now, and private equity has played an indirect role. But the willingness to take the relationship a step further could be revolutionary.

       

Seventh Circuit Rejects Lenient Two-Step 'Lusardi' Standard for FLSA/ADEA Collective Action Notice

Thu, 2025-12-04 14:44

This decision directly impacts the initial stage of collective actions—the process of determining which employees are "similarly situated" and should receive official notice of the lawsuit.

       

Sterilite Must Choose Between Lesser Award or New Trial in Trade Dress Dispute, Judge Says

Thu, 2025-12-04 14:35

"Not a single witness testified about the approximate dollar amount of Sterilite's lost goodwill or how that amount could be calculated," a federal judge said about part of a jury verdict in favor of the plastic manufacturer.

       

Harvard Law Professor on the 'Realignment' of Conservative and Liberal Justices

Thu, 2025-12-04 14:33

On this podcast edition of Supreme Court Brief, Harvard Law School professor Richard Re discusses his scholarship on the "realignment" of conservative and liberal justices on the fundamental principles of legal discretion and constraint.

       

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